10-07-2009, 09:14 PM
ok, so to save me some key strokes, ima call it my alfa from now on.
ok, so i get my alfa about 4 months ago.
Worked Great! couldn't complain1 bit
but all of a sudden, i woke up and started the laptop, and the alfa see's my network but when i click to connect, (even though it has the key saved and i have connected 100's of times before) it says blah blah blah cant connect, check to see if the AP is in range and try again!
AW...Grrrr
so thinking it was a reacent app i installed, i went back and pulled out the last one or two wirless apps i installed,.... Same problem!
ok, next... Rollback the RTL drivers......... Same problem.
ok, so next, thinking its something on my windows os, i fired up good old mandriva (linux) .... same problem!
just for fun, i fired up backtrack... ok, cool it sees the card, sees the networks, so i tried to do a packet injection on my router....Cool... it injects. hummm.... drop the card into managed mode and tried to connect...wait...wait...wait... "Cant connect" AHHH!!!
ok, so i was planning to dump the pirate copy of xp that i had anyway, i reformatted the laptop with a genuine(store bought) copy... install just the basic pc's drivers, then the alfa's ......Same problem!
by this time, i figure i wasted $80 on this card. but i had one last option left, so....plugged the alfa up to my wifes laptop....SAME PROBLEM!!!!
so.... the short story, has anyone else experianced any issues with their alfa. i bought mine new from rockwell ( or W/E) and its out of the warent date. I really liked the alfa, but i think im just basically screwed.
ok, so i get my alfa about 4 months ago.
Worked Great! couldn't complain1 bit
but all of a sudden, i woke up and started the laptop, and the alfa see's my network but when i click to connect, (even though it has the key saved and i have connected 100's of times before) it says blah blah blah cant connect, check to see if the AP is in range and try again!
AW...Grrrr
so thinking it was a reacent app i installed, i went back and pulled out the last one or two wirless apps i installed,.... Same problem!
ok, next... Rollback the RTL drivers......... Same problem.
ok, so next, thinking its something on my windows os, i fired up good old mandriva (linux) .... same problem!
just for fun, i fired up backtrack... ok, cool it sees the card, sees the networks, so i tried to do a packet injection on my router....Cool... it injects. hummm.... drop the card into managed mode and tried to connect...wait...wait...wait... "Cant connect" AHHH!!!
ok, so i was planning to dump the pirate copy of xp that i had anyway, i reformatted the laptop with a genuine(store bought) copy... install just the basic pc's drivers, then the alfa's ......Same problem!
by this time, i figure i wasted $80 on this card. but i had one last option left, so....plugged the alfa up to my wifes laptop....SAME PROBLEM!!!!
so.... the short story, has anyone else experianced any issues with their alfa. i bought mine new from rockwell ( or W/E) and its out of the warent date. I really liked the alfa, but i think im just basically screwed.